NOVA> [NOVA Teachers] March 2, 2004
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- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 09:47:19 -0600
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From: "NOVA" <owner-nova-teachers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: NOVA Teachers <nova-teachers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 16:29:38 -0500
Subject: [NOVA Teachers] March 2, 2004
Hello Educators,
Travel with NOVA to Iraq next week in "Life and Death in the War
Zone," a program that portrays life in a Combat Support Hospital at
the beginning of the Iraq War. Note: This program contains graphic
medical images and stories involving U.S. soldiers and Iraqi
children that may be upsetting to students. Please preview it to
determine its appropriateness for your classroom. (Subjects covered:
health science; medicine)
In the coming weeks:
Mar. 9 -- varies (check your local listings)
Mar. 16 -- varies (check your local listings)
Mar. 23 -- Mysterious Mummies of China (R)
http://www.pbs.org/nova/chinamum/
For a complete listing of upcoming programs, visit
http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/schedule.html
Regards,
Karen Hartley
Teachers Editor
NOVA Web Site
http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/
E-mail: NOVA_Teachers@xxxxxxxx
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NOVA Presents "Life and Death in the War Zone"
Broadcast: March 2, 2004
http://www.pbs.org/nova/combatdocs/
(NOVA usually airs Tuesday nights. Check your local listings.
This program has one-year off-air taping rights.)
Note: Some articles and images on this Web site may be upsetting to
students. Please preview the site's features to determine their
appropriateness for your classroom.
Tug of War
With their allegiance to both the Hippocratic oath and military
guidelines sometimes in conflict, how do combat doctors decide
whom to treat? Find out in this article written by an
experienced military field physician. (Grades 9-12)
The Producer's Story
Go behind the scenes with filmmaker Dimitri Doganis to find out
how this program was made. (Grades 9-12)
Personnel Profiles
Read about the experiences of five doctors and nurses from the
21st Combat Support Hospital in Iraq. (Grades 9-12)
Images from the Field
View a gallery of production stills shot during the filming in
Colorado, Kuwait, and Iraq. (Flash plug-in required; non-Flash
version available.) (Grades 9-12)
Military Medicine Through Time
Take a tour through military medicine's history, from the Civil
War to the most recent war in Iraq, and try to determine what
medically related advances are shown in a series of archival
photographs shot on and off the battlefield. (Flash plug-in
required; non-Flash version available.) (Grades 9-12)
Watch a Preview
View a preview of this week's program. (Running time: 2:52)
(QuickTime, RealPlayer, or Windows Media Player plug-in
required.)
Teacher's Guide
In this classroom activity, students determine criteria for
selecting an organ transplant recipient. (Grades 9-12)
Program Transcript
The site includes a complete narration for this program.
Plus Links and Books.
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Major funding for NOVA is provided by the Park Foundation, Sprint,
and Microsoft. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting and public television viewers.
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